I am sick and tired of hearing people say that because Mitt Romney (or any other politician for that matter) has business experience, they are somehow qualified for public office. Having business experience really has nothing to do with working for the government.
Businesses in general have one main goal: to make a profit. And that's a perfectly fine goal. I'm not saying that businesses shouldn't make a profit. However, I am saying that the government shouldn't be making a profit. The main goal of the government should be to look out for the general welfare of its citizens. Paving roads, running schools, managing Medicare, providing food assistance: none of these things are supposed to be done for a profit. They are done for the betterment of society as a whole. If anything, an Executive Director of a non-profit corporation would make a better candidate for office than a business owner.
This seems to be the fundamental thing that Republicans just don't get. Our country is not a business. It should not be run like a business, and our citizens are not customers. Our government, in essence, is us. It's not some scary outside entity coming to get you. It is, in fact, meant to be a force for good and a means for us to take care of each other and the things that we all need to use.
Like healthcare for example.
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Let's keep it civil people.